FReeper Canteen ~ Military Memories ~ 29 Dec 08

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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Military Memories: Tell Us About Your First Christmas/Hanukkah Away From Home

PLAYBOY bunny logo flag-bearing contingent of men & women waiting for USO Christmas Tour show in Bahrain 1991. Photographer: Sgt Jeff Wright

Army Capt. Jennifer Faith, left, and Army 1st Lt. Arlene Pina decorate Christmas cookies at the Ironhorse Oasis Dining Facility at Camp Victory, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jody Metzger

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[Mrs.Nooseman]

Evening Sandy.

[SLB]

I spent my first Christmas away from home in Vietnam - 1970. I was at a Fire Support Base just North of Nui Ba Dinh. We were allowed 2 seats for the Bob Hope Show in Long Binh. The First Sergeant put the names of everyone in the battery on slips of paper and drew two from a steel pot. They were picked up by helicopter in the morning and were back that evening. Not even a day out of the bush.

I ate my rolled turkey roast dinner standing beside a “deuce and a half” using the fender for a table. I listened to the Bob Hope Show live on a cheap Panasonic radio while I ate.

There was a Christmas truce (cease fire) for 24 hours, but we were the only ones who followed it. “Charlie” popped at us all night on Christmas Eve.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Evening Connie.{{{HUGS}}}

[Mrs.Nooseman]

ROFLMAO

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good evening CyberMa.{{{HUGS}}}

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...have you all had a great holiday time together? Leftovers today?

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good evening GulfWar1Vet and thank you for your Service to our country.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Evening Tanniker.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Evening Randy.{{{HUGS}}}

[MEG33]

*Acad1228*

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good evening SLB and thank you for your service to our country.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good evening and WooHoo Meg.{{{HUGS}}}

[Kathy in Alaska]

Mrs.N...((HUGS))...did you have a nice Christmas with the family? Snow?

[MEG33]

(((HUGS)))

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*HUG*
Good evening Cyber Kid!
How’s you?

[The Mayor]

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December 29, 2008

Hearts And Banjos

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READ: Psalm 85:1-7

Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? —Psalm 85:6

While working my way through graduate school, I taught five-string banjo in a music store. The job provided me with the opportunity to buy a brand-new, professional-quality instrument for nearly half-price.

That was over 30 years ago, and that banjo has accompanied me on ministry efforts around the world. But despite its excellent craftsmanship, eventually it needed to be refurbished. A master repairman pointed out how imperfections had worn into the banjo. He was confident that his repairs would result in the instrument sounding better than new.

I wasn’t disappointed. The action on the strings and the clarity of the sound are astonishingly superior to its original condition when I purchased the instrument.

In a way, our lives are like musical instruments intended for “the praise of the glory of [God’s] grace” (Eph. 1:6). But over time, life wears us down. Our hearts cry out for renewal. The psalmist prayed: “Will You not revive us again?” (Ps. 85:6). The Hebrew word for revive means not only “to restore and refresh” but also “to repair.”

It’s vital that we submit our souls to the Master’s restorative touch. Why not set aside some time for spiritual retreat, and ask the Lord to repair your heart?

Revive us again—
Fill each heart with Thy love;
May each soul be rekindled
With fire from above. —Mackay

Time in Christ’s service requires time out for renewal.

Bible in One Year: Malachi 1–2; Proverbs 31:1-9

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thank you for your service, SLB!
God Bless!

[AZamericonnie]

Hiya Noosie!

Got the evening off? *Hugs*

[EsmeraldaA]

[Mrs.Nooseman]

I had a wonderful and quiet Christmas with my family.

We had some snow left,but it is all gone now.